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West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement

​​​​​The West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments originally signed the West Victorian RFA on 31 March 2000, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the West Victorian RFA region.The…
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Higher-risk exotic environmental pests

The full Exotic Environmental Pest List contains 168 exotic species, categorised into 8 biological groups. The 5-6 entries in each group with the highest biosecurity risk are included in a list of 42 species called the ‘higher-risk EEPL’.  Explore these high-risk species on this page. …
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Biosecurity Advice 2017-16 - Emergency measures for specific sea freight consignments of containerised and break bulk cargoes for Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs from all ports in Europe which load cargo manufactured or stored in Italy

​​​21 August 2017This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of emergency measures for specific sea freight consignments of containerised and break bulk cargo from all ports in Europe which load cargo…
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*Cancelled* 92-2018 - BICON Scheduled Outage from 22:40 Saturday 18th August to 05:30 Sunday 19th August 2018 (AEST)

13 August 2018Who does this notice affect? All clients who use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.Information ​Update: This scheduled maintenance has been cancelled and an…
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Lunar New Year and biosecurity (Cantonese version)

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 4 Host: Tina Leung, Sydney Gateway Facility, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Guest: Michael Huang, Sydney Gateway Facility, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment This podcast episode is…
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Plant product residue monitoring

Plant product residue monitoring is conducted as part of the National Residue Survey (NRS) by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry , through a grains residue testing program and three separate horticulture product residue testing programs.Industry participation in these programs is…
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Other useful information

This page contains a glossary of specific terms used within the Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics reports, acronyms and unit, and a fish name concordance. It also lists all references within the 2018 edition. [expand all] Glossary A Aquaculture: commercial growing of…
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77-2024: Upcoming enhancements to the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS): herbal tea bags, raw nuts, dried coconut products (excluding desiccated), powdered herbs and spices, fresh and dried mushrooms and truffles from all countries

29 April 2024Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of:Tea bags from all countries (0902)Raw nuts from all countries (0802.12.00.08, 0801.22.00.37, 0802.22.00.10, 0802.32.00.12, 0802.52.00.23, 0802.62.00.25, 0801.31.00.38, 0801.32.00.39)Powdered herbs and spices (0904.22.00.05, 0904.22.…
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Ranger Capability Building Grants Program

Indigenous rangers are critical to Australia’s ability to maintain an early detection system for exotic pests and diseases in remote coastal areas across the north. Increasing over time, current services provided by rangers include participating in animal, plant and aquatic health surveys, insect…
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National Biosecurity Manual - Exhibition poultry

Biosecurity guidelines for exhibition poultry – National Biosecurity Manual, logbook for individuals and club logbookA cooperative initiative between the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Exhibition Stud Poultry AustraliaFirst Edition - June 2011Exhibiting or…
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